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>What message? Impotent rage against "the establishment" isn't a message, it has no goal but catharsis. I'm not sure if "What message?" is willful ignorance or
by jerkstate 9y ago
>What message? Impotent rage against "the establishment" isn't a message, it has no goal but catharsis.
I'm not sure if "What message?" is willful ignorance or disdain for the platform, but it's surely not a useful rhetorical device, if you are unable or unwilling to go look at Trump's campaign promises and try to understand why people might want the things he promised, it's not worthwhile for you to try to engage in a debate about it.
- krapp 9y agoThe "message" (or lack thereof) being referred to is that of the Trump voters whose purpose for voting was to see chaos out of spite for the status quo. Not Trump's message. You could have easily grasped this if you had bothered to read all the words. Do your best, there weren't many. Together we can make Hacker News great again!
- jerkstate 9y agoGP stated that opinion was expressed by one of several Trump voters, which makes it a minority (even fringe) opinion. "The establishment" getting "the message" encompasses more than that. I'm sure you're holding plenty of disdain, but definitely willful ignorance seems to be playing a bigger part in forming your opinions.
- krapp 9y agoThat minority opinion is what I was referring to. You're willfully misinterpreting my comment in order to express faux outrage at a slight I never made. I'm well aware of Trump's message and his opinions - both have been and remain inescapable, and I don't hold any disdain towards anyone who voted for him out of a sincere belief in his platform, although I do think they were misled by a charlatan and should have seen it coming a mile away. I do have lots of disdain for Trump as a person, though. Everyone should, his supporters most of all. Now good day to you, sir or madam jerkstate.